A growing majority of Americans think global warming is occurring, that it will become a serious problem and that the U.S. government should do something about it, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds. Even most people who say they don’t trust scientists on the environment say temperatures are rising. [cont.] […] Read more »
Obama Wins Almost 50% Republicans on Tax Mandate in Poll
President Barack Obama won the public argument over taxes so decisively that almost half of Republicans now say he has an election mandate to raise rates on the rich. Majorities of about 2-to-1 also read the election results as an endorsement of Obama’s pledge to protect Social Security and Medicare […] Read more »
More Say There Is Solid Evidence of Global Warming
The percentage of Americans saying there is solid evidence of global warming has steadily increased over the past few years. Currently, 67% say there is solid evidence that the earth’s average temperature has been getting warmer over the past few decades, up four points since last year and 10 points […] Read more »
Extreme Weather and Climate Change in the American Mind
A large and growing majority of Americans say “global warming is affecting weather in the United States” (74%, up 5 points since our last national survey in March 2012). … A majority of Americans (58%) say that heat waves have become more common in their local area over the past […] Read more »
Matthew Nisbet Q&A: Framing Public Health Issues
… According to new research … talking about the environmental consequences of climate change may not convince the unconvinced—while talking about the public health consequences might have a better chance. [cont.] NewPublicHealth, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Read more »
Californians and the Environment
Most California likely voters say that the presidential candidates’ positions on global warming and energy policy are important in determining their vote, and a majority trust President Obama over Mitt Romney on these issues. [cont. – PDF] Public Policy Institute of California Read more »